Last spring it looked like Manny Machado was going to be the White Sox's new
third baseman. The star free agent wound up signing with the San Diego Padres.
''He may be the everyday
third baseman. He may be the everyday DH,'' Cashman said.
In the wake of Ron Santo's passing, Bill James offered a spirited endorsement for the Cubs
third baseman's inclusion in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
As baseball's Triple Crown comes back into focus with Detroit Tigers
third baseman Miguel Cabrera having just accomplished the elusive feat–being the best in the American League in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBI) for the first time since 1967–Pinsky took the opportunity to write about the last person to achieve the feat: Carl Yastrzemski.
Other players taken in the opening round featured nine outfielders, five shortstops, three catchers and one
third baseman. Clemson's Richie Shaffer, who was taken 25th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays, was the lone
third baseman selected in the first round.
They scored again in the sixth inning, capitalizing on an error by Red Sox
third baseman Kevin Youkilis.
Yakult Swallows
third baseman Shinya Miyamoto was selected for the sixth time for his defense as a shortstop and his seventh time overall -- the most among all of the recipients.
The
third baseman remains in his infielder ready position until the pitchers' knee begins its descent.
The left fielder picked up the baseball, hurried his throw, and the ball sailed over the
third baseman just as I slud * into the bag.